Fresh nationwide exercise planned for 2027 to reassess scale, living conditions and population in informal settlements ...

Young people studying in the library in the Kibera slum, the largest slum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The community advocacy organization SHOFCO operates 22 libraries across Kibera, providing ...

An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has found that this portable toilet option significantly improves the quality of life for people living in urban slums in Kenya, Peru ...

An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world population will reside in urban areas.

The Indian government intends to conduct a nationwide survey of urban slums in 2027, the first comprehensive assessment since 2012.

In this article, we take a look at the 20 countries with the lowest slum population in the world. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis of slum populations, you can directly go to 5 ...

Sustainable Development Goal 6 has a target to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030 An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has ...

An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has found that this portable toilet option significantly improves the quality of life for people living in urban slums in Kenya, Peru ...

In Kibera, often called Africa's largest urban slum, some roadside vegetable stands are accepting an unconventional form of payment: Bitcoin. Approximately 200 residents in the Soweto West area of ...

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 14.4% Most of the slum dwellers in Romania belong to the Roma population, with many of them burning trash for a living. 14.4% of the country’s ...

Explore how Bengaluru's housing policies fail the urban poor, leading to the rise and demolition of slums in the city.

Amphibious excavators escorted by armed policemen have roared through Makoko, Africa's largest and most legendary floating ...